Sound Off, Jan. 11

STATE REP.: No one works harder at talking to regular people than state Rep. Bill McCamley. He takes so much time explaining things in a way I can understand, even on stuff he doesn't have control over. Thank you, Bill!

MARTINEZ: I see the governor is going to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration. Who can we call to keep her?

COUNTY: Commissioner Ben Rawson is just another tax-cut Republican who doesn't believe the life blood of our country, state and county is the investment by all citizens for the betterment of us all. I suspect his next tax-cut proposal will be aimed at property tax for the land barons of our county.

GRT: If Commissioner Rawson wants to rescind some of our taxes, how about the spaceport? We've already paid $16 million in taxes for that. Isn't that enough?

TRUMP: I am confused, do we refer to Trump as Mr. President or Comrade?

SPORTS: The high school headlines used by sports writers turn me off. I'm used to battle, fight and now "slash." Slash is over the top. Some high school students will remember those headlines and think of sports as a brawl, not young people showcasing their physical talents. Come on, quit the nasty headlines it's unsportsmanlike.

MONUMENT: What happened to the St. Genevieve Memorial that was to go up on the new plaza? The City Council and mayor promised to have it put up after finding in in back of the old golf course building.

CRIME: Who allowed Sergio Jacquez to be released from jail? He beat a 59-year-old man, set a house on fire, kidnapped his son and was going to take him to Mexico ... and this person is out on the street? What is wrong with our legal system that this type of a person can get out in two days?

OBAMACARE: It's fascinating to listen to Speaker Paul Ryan, because now suddenly with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act upcoming, they have a plan. It will be out this year. Where has this plan been for the last eight years while they were voting to repeal Obamacare?

HACKING: We've been bombarded with the Russians hacked the election for weeks, but after weeks and thousands of words I still have still no idea what they did.

OBAMACARE: The latest estimate is 3 million jobs would end with the repeal of Obamacare. Add $1.5 trillion in medical costs, seniors paying more for prescription drugs, 20 million losing their insurance, people with pre-existing conditions and people under age 26 being kicked off of private insurance. It would be a disaster.

HACKING: If Russian interfered in our elections, is the result going to be left to stand as it is?

KUDOS: I wanted to compliment the staff of Memorial Medical Center 4th floor Telemetry Unit. They were so wonderful to my brother and our family during his stay there. They were very compassionate and gave him great medical care. Many thanks to all of them.

RATE CASE: As a solar panel owner, my last bill from El Paso Electric was $7 for electricity and triple that, at $21, for a total bill including season taxes. Now El Paso Electric wants more for its fat cat executives and stockholders. I hope that Public Regulation Commission will look out for the customers.

GUNS: To the 86-year-old gentleman that sounded off, you know, about having a gun since you were able to use one. You ought to be glad about the NRA. If it wasn't for the NRA, you wouldn't have a gun.